When you read this week’s Isle of Man Examiner, you might be surprised when you learn the state of affairs at the airport.

What’s going to be done about it?

We reveal more.

Also this week:

Guess what’s happened to the cost of the dock the Manx taxpayer is funding? No prizes if you get the right answer. Sorry.

Also, the seven options for the future of the Steam Packet under government ownership.

A closer look at the Chief Constable’s annual report. Why drugs laws can be counter-productive.

There were 25 petitions at Tynwald Day last week.

We also report on the Grim Reaper’s visit there.

Head teachers are to vote on taking industrial action.

There’s good news for the Treasury Minister over tax receipts.

But there’s bad news for the super-rich over the fees they’ll pay for buying expensive houses.

Police have released details of their call-outs to incidents during after-prom parties held near the Creg ny Baa corner.

Moves to introduce a public register of real company ownership are a ’really welcome step’, says the chairman of the UK Treasury select committee.

Seven of the island’s nature and heritage organisations have issued a joint statement calling for investment in sustainable farming.

Young musicians from across the island were given the rare opportunity to play with the Band of the Grenadier Guards with a workshop at Queen Elizabeth High School. Lots of photos in our coverage.

A diesel loco that has been dogged by problems ever since it was delivered in 2013 and had not turned a wheel since 2015 has been carrying out test runs.

Plans for a Japanese restaurant in Castletown.

Ten things to do and see in Laxey.

The North American Manx Awards.

A picture special from the Cronk y Voddy sports day.

A woman lost a false tooth as she sunk her teeth into a bouncer’s arm and refused to release her grip. One of our reporters was in court to find out more.

Charity collections on board Steam Packet Company vessels during the TT raised a record-breaking £22,000 for The Rob Vine Fund.

All the news from the Island Games in our expanded sports coverage.

Plus Alistair Ramsay looks at whether we really have democracy in his column this week.

As usual, there are 10 pages of business news, your letters, Terry Cringle’s Times Past and lots of community news.

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